News Releases from Headquarters 04/13/2021 Contact Information: WASHINGTON (April 13, 2021) – The Justice Department, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Illinois have announced an amendment to the 2005 Clean Air Act (CAA) consent decree signed with ExxonMobil Oil Corporation to resolve violations at its petroleum refinery...
United States Reaches Proposed Settlement with Ranch Owner to Restore Creek and Wetlands and Pay Damages for Trespass
News Releases from Headquarters›Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) 03/18/2021 Contact Information: WASHINGTON (March 18, 2021) — The U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that they have reached a proposed settlement with John Raftopoulos, Diamond Peak Cattle Company LLC and Rancho...
Quincy, Mass. Dredging Company to Pay Penalty for Violations of the Ocean Dumping Act
News Releases from Region 01 03/15/2021 Contact Information: BOSTON – Under a recent settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co., LLC, based in Quincy, Mass., will pay a penalty of $185,000 for alleged violations of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA,...